Roots Archives News Dispatch
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There Is No Sunshine
Delroy Wilson
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THE RASSES - NME - 22nd September, 1979...
THE RASSES - NME - 22nd September, 1979...
Roots Natty
Gladiators
Natural Rock'n'Reggae
In Crowd
Interviews
THE HARDER THEY COME album review and short Dandy Livingstone interview in NME - September 23, 1972...
THE HARDER THEY COME album review and short Dandy Livingstone interview in NME - September 23, 1972...
Floating Around In The Sun
Invaders
People Funny Boy
Lee Scratch Perry
Different
Dennis Bovell
Dub To One
Dillinger
Advert
TRS Records STICKER PACKS AVAILABLE
STICKER PACKS AVAILABLE. If you know us we love throwing cool stickers into all our packages, and we enjoy sharing them with you. After plenty of special requests asking whether they could be...
Review
REGGAE ALBUMS - Black Music & Jazz Review - September 1981...
REGGAE ALBUMS - Black Music & Jazz Review - September 1981...
News
Dennis Bovell awarded
I was awarded an award at Fatman Longevity Awards on Sunday in Tottenham! Thank you for the acknowledgment and appreciation 🙏🏾 #fatmansounds Flip Fatman Int Gordon
Reggae Vibration
Joe Yamanaka
Sweet Bitter Love & Far And Distant
Marcia Griffiths
Shank I Sheck
Various Artists
Ruling
Josey Wales
Presents Better Times
Lee Scratch Perry
Early B Meets Super Cat
Early B
Review
2 album reviews in NME dated September 11th, 1976...
50 years ago today - 2 album reviews in NME dated September 11th, 1976...
Linval Thompson Meets Roberto Sánchez At The Ark
Linval Thompson
Dee Jay Daddy
Lone Ranger
At Channel One
Kelly Ranks
Just A Man
Beres Hammond
Review
2 album reviews in NME dated 19th July, 1980...
2 album reviews in NME dated 19th July, 1980...
News
We’re deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Clifton “Jackie” Jackson.
We’re deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Clifton “Jackie” Jackson. A true pioneer of Jamaican music, Jackson’s distinctive bass playing helped shape the sound of ska, rocksteady and reggae. His unmistakable playing can be heard on recordings by Toots and the Maytals, Jimm…
Release
MIAMI SOUND Vol 2: More Funk & Soul From Miami, Florida 1967-74 reissued
MIAMI SOUND Vol 2: More Funk & Soul From Miami, Florida 1967-74 Our highly-recommended and sold out Miami Sound 2 is coming back in a v ltd one-off colour vinyl edition now. If you want one grab it on pre-order now! Ships for rel 2 Oct
Review
Reggae Sunsplash review in NME dated July 21st, 1979...
Reggae Sunsplash review in NME dated July 21st, 1979...
“The Gladiators had the odd hit during the late sixties, but the former vocal group soon grew into a great self-contained band and blossomed at Studio One from the early seventies, where Albert Griffiths, Gallimore Sutherland and Clinton Fearon - together with the occasional drummer and keyboard player - created some enduring music such as 'Jah Jah Go Before Us', 'A Prayer To Thee', 'Roots Natty', 'Bongo Red', 'Downtown Rebel' and 'On the Other Side' to name just a few, the latter two penned by t”
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Article
KEN KHOURI - The Gleaner - September 24, 2003...
KEN KHOURI - The Gleaner - September 24, 2003...
Uptown Top Ranking • Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
Various Artists
Midnight Rock's Secret Tapes
Various Artists
Review
Wailers review in Sounds dated July 23, 1977...
Wailers review in Sounds dated July 23, 1977...
Wadada Magic
Suns Of Arqa
Review
Dennis Bovell album review in NME dated 25th July, 1981...
Dennis Bovell album review in NME dated 25th July, 1981...
Black Heart Man
Prince Jazzbo
The Music Maker From Jamaica (A Best Of)
Jah Thomas
Release
Gorgon Records proudly presents ‘A Serious Thing’
Gorgon Records proudly presents ‘A Serious Thing’, a brand-new set highlighting one of Jamaica’s most unique artists, Horace ‘Sleepy’ Andy, and his best work for the predominant Jamaican record producer of the 70s, Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee, aka ‘The Hitmaker’. This beautifully package…
Charts
100 Killer Dubplates as played by Jah Shaka
100 Killer Dubplates as played by Jah Shaka
Soulful
Lee Scratch Perry
Advert
2 adverts in NME dated 12th September, 1981...
2 adverts in NME dated 12th September, 1981...
Advert
3 adverts in NME dated 13th September, 1980...
3 adverts in NME dated 13th September, 1980...
Advert
DYNAMIC SOUNDS advert in Billboard, September 15, 1973...
DYNAMIC SOUNDS advert in Billboard, September 15, 1973...
Love Jah (Rastafari Anthems From The Roots Era)
Various Artists
Charts
JAMAICAN HIT PARADE - The Daily Gleaner, September 16, 1974...
JAMAICAN HIT PARADE - The Daily Gleaner, September 16, 1974...
When I Need You
Janette Silvera
Article
THE KNIGHTS OF DUB - Melody Maker, September 17, 1977...
THE KNIGHTS OF DUB - Melody Maker, September 17, 1977...
Reggae In Wonderland
Lloyd Charmers
Return Of The Super Ape
Upsetters
Article
REGGAE RUNNINGS - NME, 18th September, 1982...
REGGAE RUNNINGS - NME, 18th September, 1982...
The Cold Crusher
Ranking Barnabas
Reggae Magic
Jackie Mittoo
“ROCKERS' SOUNDS 'CROSS TOWN! HE ARRIVES at the Music Works office in Kingston quietly, on foot, no entourage, no Toyota Turbo. Anyone accustomed to the gold-teeth and coke-spoon variety of reggae supa might walk straight past this thin, unassuming dread in the brown chords and earthman shoes. Augustus Pablo belies the contemporary myth that you have to wear leatherette trousers to make good music. Music Works producer Gussie Clarke lends us his back office for the interview. We clos”
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The Volcano Dancehall Albums Collection
Various Artists
Rockers United!
Augustus Pablo
King Tubbys Meets Rockers At 5 Cardiff Crescent, Washington Garden, Kingston
Augustus Pablo
Jam Down Rock (Joe Gibbs Dancehall Dub)
Joe Gibbs
Hold Your Corner
Al Campbell
Advert
Advert in The Sunday Gleaner, September 20, 1964...
Advert in The Sunday Gleaner, September 20, 1964...
Article
PRINCE BUSTER FIGHT DEBUT - The Daily Gleaner, September 19, 1964...
PRINCE BUSTER FIGHT DEBUT - The Daily Gleaner, September 19, 1964...
News
Historic Channel One Studio demolished without approval
Historic Channel One Studio demolished without approval GONE!! )-: Channel One Studio, Kingston Jamaica 🇯🇲 📝Jamaican Observer
Reggae Is Tight & Reggae Charm
Lloyd Charmers
The Reggae Christmas Collection
Various Artists
Meditation Heights
Harold Butler
Rebel Island Soul
Various Artists
Advert
Bob Marley full-page advert in The Boston Phoenix dated September 2, 1980...
Bob Marley full-page advert in The Boston Phoenix dated September 2, 1980...
Tribal War
Little Roy
By The Look In Your Eyes
Enos McLeod
Charts
Jamaican Hit Parade in The Sunday Gleaner dated September 3, 1972...
Jamaican Hit Parade in The Sunday Gleaner dated September 3, 1972...
Article
REGGAE RUNNINGS and STATION UNDERGROUND NEWS in NME dated 4th September, 1982...
REGGAE RUNNINGS and STATION UNDERGROUND NEWS in NME dated 4th September, 1982...
The Trojan Dub Albums Collection
Jah Thomas
Article
SUN, SEA & PIRACY - NME - 5th September, 1981...
SUN, SEA & PIRACY - NME - 5th September, 1981...
Review
4 album reviews in Melody Maker dated July 30, 1977...
4 album reviews in Melody Maker dated July 30, 1977...
Eclipsed
Eclipse
Article
Peter Tosh - Sunday Journal and Star, Lincoln, Nebraska - 6th September 1981...
Peter Tosh - Sunday Journal and Star, Lincoln, Nebraska - 6th September 1981...
The Exit & Hold Your Corner
Al Campbell
Studio One Showcase 45
Various Artists
Studio One Records Dub Plate Special Box Set
Various Artists
20 Dub Classics
Various Artists
Review
Burning Spear album reviewed in Sounds dated August 6, 1977...
Burning Spear album reviewed in Sounds dated August 6, 1977...
“Carlton Livingston is one of the many great singers from Jamaica whose undoubted talents are frequently overlooked. Carlton started with a group of singers in the Trench Town suburb of Kingston (this was a group later known as Knowledge). Then turned his vocal skills to deejaying in the early seventies with a sound system alongside well-known micman Lone Ranger before returning to singing again later on in that same decade. His first release was 'The Tale of Two Cities' on Channel One?s Hitbound”
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Article
PRINCE TONY in The Daily Gleaner, September 7, 1976...
50 years ago today - PRINCE TONY in The Daily Gleaner, September 7, 1976...
Party Time - The Sunshot Singles 1974
Various Artists
GG's Hit Disco Mixes
Various Artists
Reggae For Lovers
Carl Bert
Advert
2 adverts in NME dated 8th September, 1984...
2 adverts in NME dated 8th September, 1984...
Review
GREGORY ISAACS album review published in NME dated August 12, 1978...
GREGORY ISAACS album review published in NME dated August 12, 1978...
The Observer Presents Lightning And Thunder!
Various Artists
The Mystic World Of Augustus Pablo
Augustus Pablo
Down Beat Special
Various Artists
Jungle Lion (The Jamaican Upsetter Singles 1973, Chapter I)
Lee Scratch Perry
Advert
3 adverts in The Daily Gleaner dated September 9, 1967...
3 adverts in The Daily Gleaner dated September 9, 1967...
Crucial Cuts From The Heart Of The Ark
Lee Scratch Perry
Charts
Gleaner's Hit Parade - The Daily Gleaner, September 10, 1981...
Gleaner's Hit Parade - The Daily Gleaner, September 10, 1981...
Dread Prophecy
Yabby You
Jah Jah Dub / Ganja
Joe White Trevor
Give Thanks
Roman Stewart
Review
UK Reggae review chart in Melody Maker dated August 13, 1977...
UK Reggae review chart in Melody Maker dated August 13, 1977...
Release
Various Artists: Studio One Dub Plate Special (Soul Jazz Records)
Studio One Dub Plate Special, feat. Alton Ellis, Cedric Im Brooks, Brentford Road All-Stars, Jacob Miller & more! 1st ever rel. on LP and CD, feat. previously unreleased KILLER Studio One tracks.
Watermelon Man Ska
Various Artists
Reggae Steady Go
Various Artists
Herb Dub - Collie Dub
King Tubby
Land Of Kinks
Lee Scratch Perry
In Cold Blood
Jackie Mittoo
Release
NEW: Zarro by Wayne Smith & Prince Jammy, a 7 Inch Vinyl on VP/GREENSLEEVES Records
"Zarro" was the first studio recording of the late Jamaican singer Wayne Smith, who would become the voice of dancehall's digital revolution with "Under Mi Sleng Teng" in 1985. This 1980 recording for producer Prince Jammy, who also produced "Sleng Teng," uses the same backing…
To Have A Home
Visionaires
Salvation Train
Lloyd Charmers
Savant
Sid Bucknor
Review
REGGAE REVIEWED BY ERIC FULLER - Sounds - August 18, 1979...
REGGAE REVIEWED BY ERIC FULLER - Sounds - August 18, 1979...
Advert
2 adverts in The Daily Gleaner dated July 20, 1968...
2 adverts in The Daily Gleaner dated July 20, 1968...
Randy's 50th Anniversary Chapter Two
Various Artists
Sings Jamaica Reggae
Derrick Harriott
The Best Of The Wailers
Bob Marley
Ska Authentic Vol 2
Skatalites
Living For The City
Various Artists
Article
Peter Tosh - Los Angeles Times dated July 22, 1978...
Peter Tosh - Los Angeles Times dated July 22, 1978...
Advert
Keith Hudson advert in Melody Maker dated July 24, 1976...
50 years ago today - Keith Hudson advert in Melody Maker dated July 24, 1976...
Sarge & Boothe Unlimited
Delroy Wilson
“Culture's ALBERT WALKER INTERVIEW BY JIM DOOLEY FEBRUARY 7, 1997 Observant fans will know there is more to Culture than frontman Joseph Hill. In fact, it was Albert Walker's idea to form the group some 21 years ago. In this interview Albert updates what is happening in the Culture camp as well as giving us the early scoop on his solo project. I spoke with Albert, who was in Orlando, over the telephone (please Bell, go easy on me) as Culture were in the middle of a mini-tour of Florida”
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Silver & Gold
Various Artists
Interviews
DELROY WILSON interview in ECHOES dated July 26, 1986...
40 years ago today - DELROY WILSON interview in ECHOES dated July 26, 1986...
Style & Pattern
Sid Bucknor
Skinhead Shuffle
Various Artists
Auntie Melva's Workshop, Dub
Sylvan Morris
Article
Bob Marley featured in TV Sorrisi e Canzoni dated 27 July 1980...
Bob Marley featured in TV Sorrisi e Canzoni dated 27 July 1980...
Review
3 album reviews in NME dated 22nd August, 1981...
3 album reviews in NME dated 22nd August, 1981...
Advert
Wailing Wailers advert in The Daily Gleaner dated July 28, 1966...
60 years ago today - a Wailing Wailers advert in The Daily Gleaner dated July 28, 1966...
Charts
Reggae's Top 20 as listed in Melody Maker dated July 31, 1976...
50 years ago today - Reggae's Top 20 as listed in Melody Maker dated July 31, 1976...
Review
REGGAE FESTIVAL review published in Melody Maker dated August 26, 1972...
REGGAE FESTIVAL review published in Melody Maker dated August 26, 1972...
Advert
Advert in The Daily Gleaner dated August 1, 1975...
Advert in The Daily Gleaner dated August 1, 1975...
Interviews
Freddie Mcgregor interview in Echoes dated August 2, 1986...
40 years ago today - Freddie Mcgregor interview in Echoes dated August 2, 1986...
Officially
Lloyd Parks
Mr. Satisfaction Vol. 1
Carl Dawkins
Earth Running
Tappa Zukie
Advert
2 adverts in The Daily Gleaner dated August 3, 1970...
2 adverts in The Daily Gleaner dated August 3, 1970...
Presents Confusion
Lee Scratch Perry
Article
ROCKERS TIME - NME - August 4th, 1979...
ROCKERS TIME - NME - August 4th, 1979...
“Coco Tea Interview by Simrete Selassie The man called Coco Tea was born in Rocky Point, Clarendon, Jamaica, on March 9, 1959. In many ways the background of this soft-spoken reggae singer is typical of many other Jamaican artists, but it is his concious lyrics and his professional manner of conducting his career that sets him above the pack. His voice is sweet, smooth and rich, just like, well, Coco Tea! He visited Los Angeles early 1989 to perform at the Reggae Explosion concert and took ti”
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Review
Rob Partridge reviews BLACKHEART MAN and WAR IN A BABYLON in Melody Maker dated August 28, 1976...
50 years ago today - Rob Partridge reviews BLACKHEART MAN and WAR IN A BABYLON in Melody Maker dated August 28, 1976...
Advert
Nuff stars for Jamaica Independence celebrations as advertised in The Sunday Gleaner dated August 5, 1962...
Nuff stars for Jamaica Independence celebrations as advertised in The Sunday Gleaner dated August 5, 1962...
Advert
3 adverts in The Daily Gleaner dated August 8, 1962
3 adverts in The Daily Gleaner dated August 8, 1962 - BLUES BUSTERS, JIMMY CLIFF, DEREK MORGAN, ROY RICHARDS, DEREK HARRIOTT, HORTENSE ELLIS, KEITH 'N' ENID, etc.
Meditation Dub Vol 1
Winston Riley
Bring The Kouchie Come
Various Artists
Randy's 50th Anniversary Chapter One
Various Artists
Charts
U-Roy at number 1, 2 and 3 in the Jamaican Hit Parade - The Sunday Gleaner, August 9, 1970...
U-Roy at number 1, 2 and 3 in the Jamaican Hit Parade - The Sunday Gleaner, August 9, 1970...
Brixton Cat
Joe's All Stars
Charts
The Jamaica Reggae Top Ten as listed in The Daily Gleaner dated August 11, 1977...
The Jamaica Reggae Top Ten as listed in The Daily Gleaner dated August 11, 1977...
Sunshine Dubs & Versions
Delroy Wilson
Jah Fire
Various Artists
Dubs From the Foundation
Various Artists
Outernational Riddim
Revolutionaries
Charts
UK Reggae singles chart in Melody Maker dated August 13, 1977...
UK Reggae singles chart in Melody Maker dated August 13, 1977...
Gold Connection
Harold Butler
Roots Showcase
Sugar Minott
12 Dub Classics
Various Artists
Advert
Come and dance to the melodies of DUKE REID ...
Come and dance to the melodies of DUKE REID, "The Trojan" - advert published in the August 16, 1957 edition of The Daily Gleaner...
Article
Milton Henry featured in The Daily Gleaner dated August 17, 1976...
50 years ago today - Milton Henry featured in The Daily Gleaner dated August 17, 1976...
Freedom Street
Eric Donaldson
Soul Jamaica
Various Artists
Cheer Up Vocals & Dub
Delton Screechie
Charts
Jamaican Hit Parade - The Sunday Gleaner - August 19, 1973...
Jamaican Hit Parade - The Sunday Gleaner - August 19, 1973...
“MIGHTY SIMPSON interview by Jim Dooley I knew when I started to prepare for this interview that I could only hope to scratch the surface on the long career of the Mighty Diamonds. To do a complete job, a very large book would be required. As they have recorded countless songs for a variety of producers over the years, I decided that when I spoke to Bunny (the telephone conversation took place May 13, 1997), I would ask him about some of those producers - some well known and some not so well”
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Soul Revolution Part II
Bob Marley
Article
Big Youth and Dennis Brown - Melody Maker - August 20, 1977...
Big Youth and Dennis Brown - Melody Maker - August 20, 1977...
Article
Richard Williams discusses DUB in Melody Maker dated August 21, 1976...
50 years ago today - Richard Williams discusses DUB in Melody Maker dated August 21, 1976...
Torch Of Freedom
Keith Hudson
Presents Dubplates And Raw Rhythm From King Tubby's Studio
Phillip Smart
Play On Mr. Music
Lee Scratch Perry
Live At Soledad Prison 1982
Black Uhuru
Stepping Tiger
Jackie Mittoo
Star Wars Dub
Phil Pratt
Advert
3 adverts in The Daily Gleaner dated August 23, 1980...
3 adverts in The Daily Gleaner dated August 23, 1980...
Advert
COXSON'S DOWNBEAT AND ROLANDO ALPHONSO advert in The Sunday Gleaner dated August 24, 1958...
COXSON'S DOWNBEAT AND ROLANDO ALPHONSO advert in The Sunday Gleaner dated August 24, 1958...
See Them A Come
Culture
50 Reggae Hits
Various Artists
Advert
Cedric Im Brooks Adverts in The Sunday Gleaner, August 25, 1974...
The Sunday Gleaner, August 25, 1974...
The Ska's The Limit
Dandy Livingstone
Roots Rock Rebels
Various Artists
Release
The reggae releases in Sounds dated August 27, 1977...
The reggae releases in Sounds dated August 27, 1977...
Chalice A Fe Dub
Various Artists
Swing Low
Heptones
Article
BOB ANDY featured in the August 1983 edition of Black Music & Jazz Review...
BOB ANDY featured in the August 1983 edition of Black Music & Jazz Review...
Funk The Reggae Beat
Various Artists
Advert
2 adverts in The Daily Gleaner dated August 30, 1974...
2 adverts in The Daily Gleaner dated August 30, 1974...
Studio One Power Mix
Various Artists
Advert
Coxsone "Downbeat" Dodd selling his 150 Watt Amplifier set and records in The Daily Gleaner dated August 31, 1959...
Coxsone "Downbeat" Dodd selling his 150 Watt Amplifier set and records in The Daily Gleaner dated August 31, 1959...
Ska Authentic
Skatalites
Satta Dread Showcase
Wayne Jarrett
Roots With Quality
Niney The Observer
Majestic Dub
King Tubby
The Observer Roots Albums Collection
Various Artists
Advert
2 adverts in Sounds dated September 1, 1979...
2 adverts in Sounds dated September 1, 1979...
Love Affair
Marie Pierre
Peace & Love
Ras Michael
Article
Trojan takeover Soho Radio: The Tighten Up Show (05/06/2026), Doctor Bird Records Special
Laurence Cane-Honeysett showcasing 2 hours of Doctor Bird's classic ska, rock steady and reggae sounds.
Flashing Echo (The Jamaican Upsetter Singles 1973, Chapter 2)
Lee Scratch Perry